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SGMA announce change in hall of fame ceremony January 31, 2003
The Southern Gospel Music's hall of fame induction ceremony is Scheduled for May 13, 2003 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
This year's program will be a little different in that there will NOT be a dinner. In lue of the dinner, which took almost two hours, there will Be an induction ceremony, a tribute concert by eight of the Top groups in Southern Gospel Music, followed by a reception with the new inductees and artists after the program. Also, the SGMA is inviting all living inductees to join us this year as our guest.
Ticket prices are $50.00 for the artitist circle section, which includes the Ceremony, Tribute concert, and Reception; or $20.00 for the Ceremony, and Tribute concert only.
This will still be a dress-up event honoring those who made a significant contribution To the history of Southern Gospel Music.
CALL THE SGMA OFFICE TO ORDER TICKETS AND GET MORE INFORMATION
PHONE: (865) 908-4040. Also, check out the Southern Gospel Music Association web site.
Charlotte Ritchie and husband have new arrival January 31, 2003
(Press Release) - Jeff & Sheri Easter are thrilled to share the news of the arrival of Landon Grey Ritchie, baby son of Greg and Charlotte Ritchie, born January 30, 2003 at 9:49 a.m. Landon weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces, and was 20 1/2 inches long. A beautiful healthy baby who looks like his Daddy and has strawberry blonde hair like his Mama. Charlotte and baby are both doing great! Charlotte sings with Jeff and Sheri.
Todd Nelon Quartet announce new tenor January 31, 2003
(Press Release) - The Todd Nelon Quartet is proud to announce the addition of Scott Rogers of Cleveland, Al to fill the tenor position for the group. Many will remember Scott from his days with N'Harmony. Scott received a rousing ovation as he sang "Oh What a Savior" during his first appearance with the group in Cartersville, GA.
Todd Nelon adds, "We are thrilled to have Scott with us. This group has a long rich heritage in Southern Gospel Music starting with my father Rex Nelon. My father had the pleasure of bringing in a lot of young faces to Southern Gospel that are now industry leaders and I believe Scott Rogers is a tenor you will be hearing from a lot in the future. When a young man can stand up and sing a song like "Oh What a Savior", truly sing it from his heart and know he appreciates the heritage of Southern Gospel Music, it can only mean Southern Gospel Music will be in good hands for future generations."
Be looking for the new Todd Nelon Quartet release on The Gospel Heritage label sometime in March.
For more info on the TNQ visit our website at www.toddnelon.com or call our office at 770-222-4406. For booking contact The April Potter Agency at 615-851-9072 or visit the website at www.aprilpotteragency.com .
Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet announce new website January 31, 2003
ATLANTA, Ga. AaronCrisler.com is proud to announce the addition of The Old Time Gospel Hour Music Company to its roster of artists and companies websites currently being maintained by AaronCrisler.com. The Old Time Gospel Hour Music Company website is located at www.otghmusic.com Robbie Hiner states, "I feel that Aaron is one of the best website designers today. Because of my association with Aaron, he is the first person we thought of when we wanted to put this site online." Aaron has an impressive client list of sites designed. Artists such as The Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet, The Perrys, Nicole Watts Jenkins & Eastern Sky are just a few. "I am excited about this new partnership with Robbie, Earl and all the folks at Old Time Gospel Hour Music. I hold Robbie and Earl in high regard for their contributions to Southern Gospel Music and ministry. I am thrilled to be part of this new venture" states Aaron Crisler.
Founded in the Spring of 2000 by Christian Music Veterans, Earl Eleton & Robbie Hiner, OTGH Music provides quality music for your church and choir. Robbie comments: "Our purpose as publishers is to provide music that uplifts the name of Christ and save the lost. Our mission is straight forward and focused to serve the church by providing music that will enhance each service."
More information can be found online at www.otghmusic.com and www.aaroncrisler.com
SGMG announce new Harmony Awards January 31, 2003
Nashville, TN - The Southern Gospel Music Guild has announced the formation of the SGMG Harmony Awards. The new awards will be entirely derived from the Southern Gospel Music Industry and will pay honor to those music individuals, groups and companies that help enhance this genre of Gospel Music. SGMG President Clarke Beasley said, "these awards will complement the Singing News Fan Awards, in that the fan awards measure fan popularity, however the Harmony Awards will be industry professionals recognizing what they believe to be excellence in our field."
The Harmony Awards will be launched in May of 2003 with a listing of 15 categories;
Male Group of the Year
Mixed Group of the Year
Female Artist of the Year
Soloist of the Year
Artist of the Year
Creative Support of the Year
Individual Male Artist of the Year
Individual Female Artist of the Year
Song of the Year
Album of the Year
Performing Musician of the Year
Concept Video of the Year
Performance Video of the Year
Impact Award, and
Concert Promoter of the Year.
The SGMG Executive Board along with the full body membership is gearing up for the nomination ballots to be mailed the first week of March. Prior to the actual awards production finale that is set for May 12, 2003, there will be a total of three different mailings to accommodate the entire balloting and voting process. According to the SGMG By-Laws, Guild Professional Membership is limited to 5 memberships per company. This helps insure the credibility of the new awards and not favor larger companies over smaller companies. The SGMG will be turning over the tabulation process to an independent accounting firm, in order to assure an unbiased and accurate count. The results of the tabulation will remain confidential with that agency until the actual awards ceremony. In order to be eligible to vote, a person must be a SGMG Member prior to February 28, 2003. For complete membership information, visit www.sgmg.org
Florida Boys Quartet to host Grand Ole Gospel Reunion January 15, 2003
GREENVEVILLE, SC(Press Release) - The legendary Florida Boys have been chosen to host the 16th Annual Grand Ole Gospel Reunion. The event will take place August 7-9 in Greenville, SC.
Charlie said. "It will be an exciting three days with these guys as host. I only hope I can live through it. I am happy Les accepted the invitation. They are a natural for this event, and are an exceptional quartet."
The Florida Boys will be joined by former members Billy Todd and Tommy Atwood for some nostalgic showmanship during the three day event. For additional information on the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion call 864-288-5251 or visit www.grandolegospelreunion.com.
Dove Award nominations announced January 15, 2003
Nominees for the 34th Annual Dove Awards were announced during a Jan. 14 press conference at The Gaylord Entertainment Center. The 34th Annual Dove Awards will be held April 10, 2003 at the The Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, TN. For ticket information visit Doveawards.com.
The categories for Southern Gospel and Country are below:
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Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Don't You Wanna Go?"; A Crabb Collection; The Crabb Family; Gerald Crabb; Family Music Group
"I Rest My Case At The Cross"; Changed Forever; The Perrys; Kyla Rowland; Daywind
"I Wanna Know How It Feels"; Triumph; Karen Peck & New River; John Darin Rowsey, Karen Peck Gooch; Spring Hill
"I'm Gonna Sing"; Everything Good; Gaither Vocal Band; Gloria Gaither, Bill Gaither, Woody Wright; Spring House
"More Than Ever"; I Do Believe; Gaither Vocal Band; Gloria Gaither, Bill Gaither, Woody Wright; Spring Hill
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Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
"I Sure Miss You"; A Crabb Collection; The Crabb Family; Gerald Crabb; Family Music Group
"I've Come To Take You Home"; A Crabb Collection; The Crabb Family; Gerald Crabb; Family Music Group
"Me and Jesus"; The Story Is...The Songs of Tom T. Hall; Charlie Sizemore (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys; Duane Allen, Joe Bosnall, William Lee Golden, Richard Sterban); Tom T. Hall; Rebel
"The Devil Can't Touch Your Soul"; Principles; Rick Hendrix; Hendrix Music
"Walkin' and Talkin'"; 50th Anniversary; The Lewis Family; Wayne Haun, Joel Lindsey; Thoroughbred
"You Must Be Born Again"; My, Oh My!; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Ulys Turner; Spring Hill
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Country Recorded Song of the Year
"God Is Good All The Time"; Blinded; Dave Moody; Paul Overstreet, Don Moen; Lamon
"Leave Here Empty Handed"; Safe Thus Far; The Hoskins Family; Wayne Haun, Sue C. Smith; Daywind
"Standing On The Promises"; Glorify Edify Testify; The Martins; Bill Baumgart, Dave Clark; Spring Hill
"The Most Inconvenient Christmas"; An Inconvenient Christmas; The Oak Ridge Boys; Kyle Matthews; Spring Hill
"The River's Gonna Keep On Rolling"; Legacy...Hymns & Faith; Amy Grant; Vince Gill; Word
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Southern Gospel Album of the Year
A Crabb Collection; The Crabb Family; Mike Bowling; Family Music Group
Gold City Camp Meetin'; Gold City; Daniel Riley, Doug Riley; New Haven
Live At First Baptist Atlanta; Greater Vision; Wayne Haun, Gerald Wolfe; Daywind
Safe Thus Far; The Hoskins Family; Wayne Haun; Daywind
Triumph; Karen Peck & New River; Michael Sykes, Phil Johnson; Spring Hill
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Bluegrass Album of the Year
50th Anniversary Celebration; Lewis Family; Wayne Haun, Buddy Spicher; Thoroughbred
Climbing Up the Ladder; Principles; Rick Hendrix, Ronne Slagle; Hendrix Music
Faraway Land; Ron Block; Ron Block; Rounder
Oh Brother..What Now?; Chigger Hill Boys and Terri; Terri Argot, Justin Kropf, Mike Richards, Rodney Lay Jr., Ricky Gore; Mator'Lick
Tribute To Gov. Jimmie Davis; The Village Singers; Sonny Osbourne; Pinecastle
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Country Album of the Year
An Inconvenient Christmas; The Oak Ridge Boys; Michael Sykes, Duane Allen; Spring Hill
Everything Good; Gaither Vocal Band; Bill Gaither, Michael Sykes, Guy Penrod; Spring House
How Sweet The Sound; The Charlie Daniels Band; Charlie Daniels, Patrick Kelly, David Corlew; Sparrow
My, Oh My!; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Michael Sykes; Spring Hill
Rise And Shine; Randy Travis; Kyle Lehning; Word
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Special Event Album of the Year
All Star Hymns; Greater Vision, Gold City, Perrys, Brian Free & Assurance, Cumberland Quartet, Nelons, LordSong, Mike Bowling, Paynes, Southern Brothers, Hoskins Family, Ernie Haase, Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet; Wayne Haun, Norman Holland; Daywind
City On A Hill-Sing Alleluia; Caedmon's Call, FFH, Jars of Clay, Jennifer Knapp, Phil Keaggy, Nichole Nordeman, Bebo Norman, Fernando Ortega, The Choir, Third Day; Steve Hindalong, Marc Byrd; Essential
Girls Of Grace; Point of Grace, Nichole Nordeman, Christy Nockels, Out of Eden, Rachael Lampa, Jennifer Deibler, Jaci Velasquez, Jill Phillips, Joy Williams; Nathan Nockels; Word
Passion - Our Love Is Loud; Charlie Hall, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder; Tom Laune; sixstepsrecords
Traveling Light; Joel Hanson, Sara Groves, Amy Grant, Bryan White, Jaci Velasquez, Mac Powell, Adore, Fleming & John, Russ Taff, Jenna Lucado, Michael Tait, Ellie Bannister, Derri Daugherty; Steve Hindalong, Brown Bannister; Creative Trust Workshop
Eastern Sky launch new web site January 14, 2003
(Press Release) Eastern Sky launched their new web site
www.easternskyonline.com Site was designed by Aaron Crisler who
proceeded Eastern Sky's Kasey Kemp as tenor for Naomi and the Segos. "Aaron is a great site designer. When we were ready to open a site, Aaron is the first person we thought of." states group owner Kasey Kemp. Aaron has an impressive client list of sites designed. Groups such as The Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet, The Perrys, Nicole Watts Jenkins, and The Dominion Agency are just a few. Eastern Sky is proud to be added to this list of sites designed by Crisler.
For more information about the site, and Eastern Sky visit www.easternskyonline.com.
Lamp Music signs West Coast family trio January 14, 2003
(Press Release) - Lamp Music Group of Whitesburg, GA is pleased to announce the signing of one California's Premiere family trios. The Martin family is well known throughout the West Coast and travel full-time ministering through music and revivals.
Dad, Steve Martin, has held a National Evangelist position with the Pentecostal Church of God (of Joplin, MO) "Our music ministry complement the preaching ministry, and it has proven to be an effective tool in our church meetings all across the country."
Mike Pillow, Lamp Music President says, "This is our second project with the Martin Family, and it has been a pleasure each time. Their sincerity and focus on Jesus permeates every aspect of their ministry." He continues, "We feel very blessed to work with artists like them and share in their ministry."
Their exciting new Mountain Top Records release is entitled, "Going, Going, Gone" It was released in Mid December 2002 and a forthcoming single from the project will also appear on the Lamp Music Sampler Vol 22 which will hit radio in Feb 2003!
New Destiny Quartet finishes new project January 14, 2003
NASHVILLE, TN(Press Release) - New Destiny Quartet and producer George Hairr finished 2002 by putting the finishing touches on their new Mission House project, "He Gives Me Strength", to be released in early 2003.Thefirst single will be "Jump Across Jordan',written by Scooter Simmons,and is slated for release in February on the Mission House Radio Disc, Vol 2.
New Destiny is comprised of bass singer Tom Durham,lead singer Karl Miller, baritone Doug Ashton and tenor Jonathan Kunkle.Currently based out ofWashington, Michigan, plans are already in the works to relocate to East Tennessee. Group manager Tom Durham comments, "Over the past 12 years New Destiny has seen thousands of people blessed and hundreds saved as a result of this music ministry and we are especially excited about the completion ofour first project with Mission House."The members of New Destiny have had the pleasure of working with such artists as Gold City, Kirk Talley, the Kingsmen, the Hoppers, the James Blackwood Quartet, the Talley Trio, the Dove Brothers Quartet andthe Martins.
For more information on New Destiny, visit their web site, www.newdestinyquartet.com . For more information on Mission House Music Group, visit theirwebsite at www.missionhousemusicgroup.com .
Naomi & The Segos to launch new web site January 9, 2003
(Press Release) - Since the National Quartet Convention this past September, SGMA Hall of Fame Member, Naomi Sego and her group, Naomi and The Segos, have been encountering many website problems. However, those problems have now been taken care of and the group is eager to announce the re-launch of their website, www.naomiandthesegos.com.
According to long-time baritone singer and group manager, Scott Spangler, "Our domain name, naomiandthesegos.com, had expired. Immediately upon its expiration, the domain name was purchased by a gentleman named Sergei Letyagin in, of all places, RUSSIA! I have been in constant contact with him via e-mail, and we purchased the rights back to our domain name. Thanfully, this whole situation is behind us and we can re-launch our site".
According to Spangler, the website is now being re-designed by John Lanier and the targeted launch date for naomiandthesegos.com is either late January or early February.
Naomi and The Segos are a full-time southern gospel trio based in Centerville, Georgia. They record for the Son Sound Music Group Platinum label, and perform over 200 concerts yearly throughout the United States and Canada. For information on booking this legendary group for concert appearences, contact their offices in Centerville, Georgia at (478) 953-5261.
Anchormen announce new lead vocalist January 9, 2003
(Press Release) - Tim Bullins, manager of the Anchormen, announced today that the quartet's new lead vocalist will be Dwayne Coppedge of Rocky Mount, NC. Dwayne previously sang with Chapter IV. His first "official" date with the group will be January 23, 2003, in Greenville, NC.
Gaither Vocal Band nominated for Grammy January 9, 2003
Nashville, TN - The Gaither Vocal Band, one of the most heralded vocal groups in inspirational music, today received a nomination for a coveted Grammy Award for their latest project, Everything Good. They are competing in the Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album category, a category in which they won in 1991 for their album, Homecoming. Two members of the Gaither Vocal Band, founder Bill Gaither and newest member, Russ Taff, are both past Grammy Award winners. Guy Penrod and David Phelps are the other members of the foursome.
"It is always an honor to be recognized by your peers," reflected Bill Gaither. "From the time we entered the studio to begin work on this project-our first with Russ-I've felt like it was some of the best work we've done in years. The nomination certainly validates our confidence in the music."
Eastern Sky to be spotlighted on The Gospel Greats January 6, 2003
(Press Release) New up and coming trio, Eastern Sky, will be featured on the Artist Spotlight segment of The Gospel Greats. Kasey Kemp,
groups owner, and manager says they are thrilled to be a part
of this popular program. "I met Paul and Shelia Heil while I
was with Naomi and the Segos. They are wonderful Christian
people that truly desire to see Southern Gospel music grow.
We count it an honor to be spotlighted on their program."
The air date is set for the weekend of Jan 11th. It will
feature three songs from their current "Looking Ahead" project.
More information can be found on the Gospel Greats web site at
www.thegospelgreats.com
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Signature Sound Quartet signs with Cathedral Records January 6, 2003
 (Nashville, TN)During a recent "dress rehearsal" performance in Nashville, the newly-formed Signature Sound Quartet celebrated the signing of an exclusive recording agreement with Southern Gospel label Cathedral Records. The group's debut recording, Stand By Me, releases this January on the Cathedral label, with the first single, "Old Time Christian Way," shipping to radio by the first of the year.
To commemorate the occasion, Cathedral Records' president Todd Payne presented Signature Sound with a plaque which read "May God bless the efforts of these willing hearts." According to group leaders Ernie Haase and Garry Jones, "these willing hearts" are ready for just about anything.
"We've planned this out for quite some time now," admits Haase, "but when you step on the stage for the first time in this setting, you realize just how new this can feel, even to those of us who have done this before."
Haase served as the former tenor singer for the widely popular Cathedral Quartet until their retirement in 1999. Garry Jones, who spends most of his time in the studio as an award-winning producer is also no stranger to the stage, having traveled with Gold City for 13 years.
These veterans of Gospel music are joined on the stage by three men who bring with them their own brand of experience. Shane Dunlap, Doug Anderson, and Tim Duncan have each logged their share of miles aboard a Southern Gospel bus and performed with many of Gospel music's biggest groups.
Collectively, the Signature Sound Quartet is clear on their goal, and according to Todd Payne, that's half the battle. "The idea of overnight success," states Payne, "isn't always true. The strongest quartets on the road today are those that worked hard for years, building a ministry from the ground up."
"When Ernie, Garry, and I first spoke about the opportunity to work together, they were quick to say that they were under no illusions. They knew it was going to take a lot of hard work and time before they began to experience the kind of success we all want for them. That's when I said 'These guys know what they're doing, and we want to be a part of that.'"
George Younce, co-founder of the Cathedrals, shared his thoughts on the group in the liner notes of their debut recording. "When Ernie brought over this project for me to take a listen to," Younce writes, "I knew from the first note of the first song that this was not just good . . . this was 'special,' this was 'anointed,' this was a 'QUARTET.'"
Information on Signature Sound and their debut recording Stand By Me can be found at www.cathedralrecords.com and www.signaturesoundquartet.com .
The group is booked by The Harper Agency (www.harperagency.com). For more information regarding the group's first radio single, "Old Time Christian Way," contact Cathedral Records or Earl Galloway at Airplay Promotions (615-832-4119).
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